diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 063bb943..a7d9198e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sat Sep 22 10:00:00 HKT 2001 William Brack <wbrack@mmm.com.hk>
+
+	* HTMLparser.c: small enhancement to prevent loop on
+	  unrecognizable data
+
 Fri Sep 21 11:45:53 CEST 2001 Daniel Veillard <daniel@veillard.com>
 
 	* parserInternals.c: applying patch from bug #60757 this
diff --git a/HTMLparser.c b/HTMLparser.c
index d13f8c18..cdff8dd4 100644
--- a/HTMLparser.c
+++ b/HTMLparser.c
@@ -3394,6 +3394,7 @@ htmlParseElement(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
     htmlParserNodeInfo node_info;
     xmlChar *oldname;
     int depth = ctxt->nameNr;
+    xmlChar *oldptr;
 
     /* Capture start position */
     if (ctxt->record_info) {
@@ -3516,7 +3517,9 @@ htmlParseElement(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
     currentNode = xmlStrdup(ctxt->name);
     depth = ctxt->nameNr;
     while (IS_CHAR(CUR)) {
+	oldptr = ctxt->input->cur;
 	htmlParseContent(ctxt);
+	if (oldptr==ctxt->input->cur) break;
 	if (ctxt->nameNr < depth) break; 
     }